Niall McCulloch > Chambers of James Pickering KC > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Niall McCulloch
Position
Niall specialises in commercial law (including commercial fraud), offshore and international work (notably in the BVI as well as other jurisdictions), insolvency and restructuring and company law (with a particular emphasis on shareholder disputes). He regularly appears in the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division and in the BVI Commercial Court. He also regularly appears in arbitrations including inter alia ad hoc, LCIA.
Niall regularly acts in complex fraud and asset tracing claims, often with an international element. He also acts in a range of commercial matters from contractual disputes to guarantees. He is also experienced in obtaining freezing orders both in England (including in support of foreign proceedings) and in off shore jurisdictions
The majority of Niall’s work contains an international element and he spends much of his time advising and acting in off-shore matters, particularly in the BVI.
Niall’s insolvency practice is focussed on corporate insolvency, with a particular emphasis on misfeasance and directors’ duties, cross border insolvency and restructuring and Section 423.
Niall has a particular emphasis on shareholder disputes, director’s duties and director disqualification.
Career
Called 2000; Lincoln’s Inn.
Called to the Bar, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, November 2003
Languages
French, Dutch, Portuguese.
Memberships
Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Member of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association
Member of the Commercial Bar Association
Member of INSOL International
Member of CLIPs Scheme
Education
BA Jurisprudence, Oriel College, University of Oxford (First Class Honours)
Oriel College Prize for Jurisprudence
Elected Scholar of Oriel College
Elected Exhibitioner of Oriel College
MA University of Dundee (First Class Honours (starred 1st, rank 1)
Hardwicke Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Niall McCulloch – Enterprise Chambers ‘Niall is incredibly commercial and pro-active, with a desire to win that is unparalleled.’
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Company law is a key area of expertise for the team at Enterprise Chambers, which also attracts praise from clients as ‘great for commercial and insolvency matters‘. The group is well versed in handling the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including derivative actions, unfair prejudice claims and directors’ disqualification issues, involving shareholders, directors and companies. In a prominent case highlight, Niall McCulloch successfully acted on behalf of the liquidators of an insolvent company before the High Court in Bouchier, Williams and Bell (Liquidators of Tiuta International) v Booth and Nicholas, concerning a high-value fraud perpetrated on an unregulated investment fund. The court ruled that the former directors of the company conducted the business fraudulently and had acted in fraudulent breach of their fiduciary duties to the company.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Niall McCulloch – Enterprise Chambers ‘Very easy to work with and highly personable. An impressive and persuasive advocate with a high emotional intelligence.’